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Iran navy war game to begin on Saturday

Tehran to launch 10-day war game from Strait of Hormuz to Gulf of Eden, Iranian Navy commander announces • Although Iran says drill is intended as "message of peace," exercises are often used to show Islamic republic's readiness for foreign strikes.

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Iranian warships take part in a naval war game in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, April 22, 2010 [archive].
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Iran's navy will launch a 10-day war game in the strategic oil shipping channel of the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, state television quoted Navy Commander Habibulah Sayari as saying on Thursday.

The war game, named Velayat-90, will be carried out over an area extending from east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Eden, the report said.

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"The maneuvers will be carried out with the intention of displaying the determination, defensive and deterrent power of the Iranian armed forces as well as relaying a message of peace and friendship in the Strait of Hormuz, the Sea of Oman and the free waters of the Indian Ocean," Sayari said.

Iran often announces its military capabilities and tests weaponry at its periodic war game in an apparent attempt to show its readiness for any strikes by Israel or the U.S.

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